Julija Nikolajewna Obertas

Julija Obertas
Julija Obertas
Full name	Julija Nikolajewna Obertas
nation	Russia , Ukraine (until 2000)
birthday	June 19, 1984
place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union
size	154 cm
Career
discipline	Pair skating
Former partner	Sergei Slavnov, Alexei Sokolow, Dmitri Palamarchuk
society	Yubileini Sport Club
Trainer	Lyudmila Velikova, Tamara Moskwina
choreographer	Alexander Stiopin
status	resigned
End of career	2007
Medal table
EM medals 0 × 1 × 0 ×
European figure skating championships silver Turin 2005 Couples
Personal best
Total points 177.10 EM 2005  Freestyle 117.98 Cup of Russia 2005  Short program 63.59 EM 2005
Placements in the figure skating Grand Prix
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Grand Prix competitions 0 4th 2

Julija Nikolajewna Obertas ( Russian Юлия Николаевна Обертас ; born June 19, 1984 in Dnipropetrovsk , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a former Russian figure skater .

Julija Obertas started figure skating at the age of five. Until 2000 Julija Obertas represented Ukraine and ran with Dmitri Palamarchuk . In 2000 she moved to Russia and started working for the Jubilejni Sports Club in Saint Petersburg . Her new partner was Alexei Sokolov . In 2003 she changed partners again. Now she is forming a figure skating pair with Sergei Slavnov . Since autumn 2006 they have been looked after by their former trainer Lyudmila Velikowa . At times they trained with Tamara Moskwina . The couple became vice European champion in 2005 in figure skating for sports couples . Due to an injury to Obertas, the couple could not qualify for the 2007 World Cup, initially paused in the 2007/08 season and have not appeared since.

Successes / results in pair skating

winter Olympics

• 2006 - 8th place with Sergei Slavnov

World championships

• 1999 - 11th place with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 2000 - retired with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 2003 - 8th place with Alexei Sokolow
• 2004 - 7th place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2005 - 5th place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2006 - 8th place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2007 - did not qualify

Obertas & Slavnov

European championships

• 1998 - 7th place with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 1999 - 6th place with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 2000 - 6th place with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 2003 - 5th place with Alexei Sokolow
• 2004 - 4th place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2005 - 2nd place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2006 - 4th place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2007 - 4th place with Sergei Slavnov

Junior World Championships

• 1998 - 1st place with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 1999 - 1st place with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 2000 - 2nd place with Dmitri Palamarchuk

Ukrainian championships

• 1999 - 1st place with Dmitri Palamarchuk
• 2000 - 1st place with Dmitri Palamarchuk

Russian championships

• 2001 - 4th place with Alexei Sokolow
• 2002 - 4th place with Alexei Sokolow
• 2003 - 3rd place with Alexei Sokolow
• 2004 - 3rd place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2005 - 3rd place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2006 - 2nd place with Sergei Slavnov
• 2007 - 2nd place with Sergei Slavnov

Web links

Commons : Julija Nikolajewna Obertas  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Photos Trophée Eric Bompard 2006, EM 2006
• Homepage of the couple
• Julija Obertas / Sergei Slawnow in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
• Julija Obertas / Alexei Sokolow in the database of the International Skating Union (English)